Crime

An Ikeja high court has convicted Francis Atuche, a former managing director of the defunct Bank PHB, of N25.7 billion fraud. In a sitting that lasted over 11 hours on Wednesday, Lateefat Okunnu, the judge, also convicted Ugo Anyanwu, a former chief financial officer (CFO) of the bank. The judge held that Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) proved its case — which dates back over 10 years — beyond reasonable doubt. Okunnu, however, discharged Elizabeth, Atuche’s wife, who was standing trial alongside the duo. “The first defendant (Atuche) and the third defendant (Anyanwu) are found guilty of counts one…
No fewer than 25 persons were feared killed by gunmen in separate attacks on communities in Benue and Plateau States. While 12 persons were killed in Sabon Layi village of Kuru community in Jos South Local Government Area, two others were killed in Zogu village of Miango community in Bassa Local Government Area of the state. In Benue State, no fewer than 11 people were feared killed in two separate incidents in Agatu Local Government Area of the state. Residents of the Plateau villages said the attacks occurred on Sunday night. The lawmaker representing Jos South Local Government Area in…
Two days after an attack on Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, Kaduna State, gunmen have again attacked Kofar Gayan and Kofar Kona areas of Zaria and abducted residents, police say. Mohammed Jalige, Police Public Relations Officer, Kaduna State Command, who confirmed the incidence, said he was trying to gather details to update the press. However, an official of Kaduna State Vigilance Service (KadVS), who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the condition of anonymity, said the incident occurred between 12.01 and 1.00am on Sunday morning. The official, who did not give details on the exact number of people…
Six soldiers and a yet undisclosed number of gunmen are feared dead in Ohafia, Ohafia council area of Abia state in the early hours of Saturday as the military battled gunmen in the area. It was gathered that on Thursday, at about 5pm, unknown gunmen had stormed the Ebem motor park, shot sporadically in the air and fled to the Amangwu area of Ohafia. When soldiers of the 14 Brigade of the Nigeria Army got wind of the incident, they went in search of the hoodlums in the community. However, the soldiers who could not arrest any of the hoodlums,…
One student was killed and at least 10 people were kidnapped when gunmen raided a polytechnic in Kaduna state, officials told Reuters on Friday. The gunmen attacked the main campus of the Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic in Zaria, Kaduna state, late on Thursday, shooting sporadically and abducting two lecturers and eight students, according to Samuel Aruwan, the state’s commissioner of internal security. Two students were shot, one fatally, while the other was being treated in hospital, Aruwan said. Aliyu Kofa, chairman of the school’s chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), said two lecturers and about 10 students were…
There was panic in Imo State, on Thursday, after suspected herdsmen abducted no fewer than 15 passengers. The incident, which occurred on the Aboh-Umulolo Road in the Okigwe Local Government Area of the state, heightened the insecurity in the state. Residents of the area told our correspondent that the gunmen ambushed a Sienna vehicle and a bus belonging to the Imo Transport Company, and forced them to stop. Our correspondent learnt that while all the passengers and the driver of the Sienna were abducted, only three persons were kidnapped from the ITC bus. An indigene said the suspects marched their…
The man who slapped French President Emmanuel Macron in the face on Tuesday has been sentenced to 4 months in prison. Damien Tarel, 28, was charged with assault against a public official after slapping Macron during an appearance in southeast France. A French court on Thursday found Tarel guilty and sentenced him to 18 months in prison, 14 of which were ultimately suspended, according to BFM TV. Tarel, who described himself as a medieval martial arts enthusiast and right-wing sympathizer during his court appearance, said he slapped Macron because he felt the president represented the country's decay. He said he…
More than 800 suspected criminals have been arrested worldwide after being tricked into using an FBI-run encrypted messaging app, officials say. The operation, jointly conceived by Australia and the FBI, saw devices with the ANOM app secretly distributed among criminals, allowing police to monitor their chats about drug smuggling, money laundering and even murder plots. Officials called it a watershed moment. Targets included drug gangs and people with links to the mafia. Drugs, weapons, luxury vehicles and cash were also seized in the operation, which was conducted across more than a dozen countries. This included eight tons of cocaine, 250…
Two persons were shot dead on Sunday when their cattle-laden lorry was attacked in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra state. The driver, Abdulmumini Musa, and his conductor, Garba Yusuf, were en route from northeastern Bauchi State to Owerri when they were attacked in Oba, near Onitsha, one of the biggest centres of commerce in Nigeria’s south, our sources said. Disturbing photographs reviewed by PREMIUM TIMES show apparent bullet holes on the chests of the victims. Some of the photographs are too gory and cannot be published. The police have not blamed anybody or group for the attack.…
No fewer than three persons were yesterday confirmed dead when suspected herdsmen fleeing from the Igangan mayhem in Oyo State attacked Amule Ologede village, a suburb of Imeko town, in the Imeko/Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State. The incident, which came barely 24-hours after the Igangan tragedy, left three farmers identified as Femi Bara, John Taiwo and Tunde Taiwo dead, while their newly purchased BAJAJ motorcycle was carted away by the rampaging herdsmen. It was gathered that the trio of Bara, John and Tunde, who were riding on their motorcycle, were slaughtered by the herdsmen Sunday evening, while returning…
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